I have a reasonable amount of experience with photography but I only started this year to look up at the darkness. The NOMAD with the wedge provided a super easy and very affordable way to get into combining these two passions - capturing what the eye could not or only barely see.
My setup is modest: A Canon 700D with a Samyang 135mm lens, tethering right at the edge of what the NOMAD is supposed to be able to do if Youtube is to be believed.
Polar alignment with the (illuminated) polar scope and the wedge was simple enough, so I set out to do some testing: how long an exposure could I get away with at what is essentially 200mm focal length: If I pixel-peep then at 120s I can see the starts to start trailing but honestly at 100% zoom I cannot. But my eyes are old and the polar alignment on every night might not be as good. So I'm making 60s my default for now.
I since took absolutely stunning pictures of various nebulas if Cygnus, the Andromeda Galaxy and a beautiful composition of the Heart & Soul nebulae with the χ & h Persei star clusters in the other corner of the picture. Bortle 3 and around 3 hours of exposure: crisp stars, good detail on the nebulae.... I am in love.

Honestly, I regret not getting one when I first bought my Nomad because it's a game changer for a quicker and more accurate polar alignment. If you're considering buying a Nomad (which you should), make sure to get this viewfinder too and save your back a lot of pain.

The fact that such a small tracking motor can give you a sky without trails for more than 2 minutes for smaller lenses makes it worthwhile. Within the payload limit, you can also go for larger lenses, but pay attention to the balance of your setup. The phone alignment option does wonders, in particular when the sky is partially cloudy and you have to prepare beforehand.

Easy instructions plus YouTube and Pintrest images helped get me up and running very quickly.

Purchased to take to Spain for the 2026 TSE. Worked great! If youre looking for a portable tracker, MSM nomad is a fantastic piece of kit!

Sauf à avoir un trépied très très haut, la position pour viser l'étoile polaire avec la lunette est très inconfortable et impossible à tenir longtemps. Celà rend la visée difficile, douloureuse et longue. Ce renvoi d'angle change tout ! On peut viser dans la lunette beaucoup plus facilement et rapidement, sans aucun inconfort.

Just tried in the field and as a newbie with a star tracker it worked perfectly. Very nice results and sharp stars with eyposures up to 3 minutes.

The MSM Phone Mount takes away about 90% of the hassle of polar aligning my EQ mount and scope. Fine tuning the alignment is still required using software, but the MSM mount is a great starting point

I had an older tracker, one with a 5lb counterweight and a clunky polar alignment process. Have you ever put that in your pack and climbed a mountain? I knew it was time for a change, and I bought the Move-Shoot-Move tracker. So far, I'm very happy with the size and the ease of polar alignment. It fits in my hiking pack easily and I'm not hesitant to take it on an outing. I get great results and have done 2 minute exposures with no star trailing, I intend to get much more use out of this in the near future!

I highly raccomand Nomad tracker for its easy way to se amd to understand how to use it.
I love polaris scope even if also laser is enough for aligning.
So good for advanced and beginners users

Il nomad da’ sicuramente molta soddisfazione fa il suo lavoro egregiamente! Ottimo acquisto

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Es una rótula perfecta para soportar equipos pesados, da mucha confianza y seguridad en su uso.
Se aprecia que la bola es más grande y por lo tanto más robusta la rótula.
Muy recomenfable

I am new to the field of Astro, I have the OM3 Astro and wanted a bit more out of it. A bit of research through recommended u-tubes and I was away. I am still working through some methods particularly when Polaris was hidden and the cloudy nights haven’t helped but my first go worked perfectly and I know I’m going to love using the MSM as I progress

Me llegó en el día indicado, ayer hice las primeras pruebas y la primera toma de contacto a sido muy fácil, todo en orden y un producto que pienso recomendar a todas las personas que conozco, me va dar muchas alegrías.
Es una barbaridad lo que pienso hacer con ella.
Muchas gracias por vuestra atención con el cliente, pocas empresas se preocupan tanto como vosotros con los clientes y da gusto ver ese compromiso